USB Extender to RJ45 Over CAT5 CAT5E or CAT6 Connection up to 150ft Ethernet Extention Cable Adapter

Don't order

I got this USB extender to be able to run a USB from my laptop in my office down to the basement so I don't have to keep moving my computer up and down when I want to use it downstairs. I paired it with an HDMI extender as well so I can easily have my media on my downstairs TV. I wasn't exactly sure how well this would work since it only supports USB 1.1, but it works excellently. I was able to push it to its limit and tested it with a mouse, keyboard, USB headset, and game controller all at the same time and it worked flawlessly with no noticeable latency. It also was able to do audio in and out. It does have some quirks as there are many devices that don't seem to be backwards compatible with it, including my USB switch, but I have a USB hub with four ports on it and it was able to support that. No problem. I ran it over a length of about 50 ft of cat5e cable and it seemed to work with no issues. I don't need any longer than that, but it seems to boast that it can handle a much longer length than that. I imagine if you ran a cat6 or cat6e cable, it should be able to do those lengths. I like that you don't need to provide any external power with this hub either, so it's just plug and play over ethernet and you're ready to go. Overall very happy with this hub and I would definitely recommend it.

Works well with a CAT5/6, eight-wire cable, over about a 50 foot distance, for use as an extender to power/supply a Logitech Unifying 2.4Ghz receiver, for a Logitech wireless track ball and keyboard. The mouse and keyboard cannot "wake up" a PC in sleep mode, probably because it's powered by the USB port which is off in sleep model. In any case, it provided 90% of the purpose we bought it for. Plus, the vendor provided GREAT customer service, and even offered a full refund when we thought their unit stopped working. I'll update if I have problems over the next year.

I know, it's only supposed to work with USB1 or 2. But some USB3 devices, like thumb drives, can fall back to USB2 when plugged into a USB2 port. That doesn't happen with this. The workaround is to plug a USB2 hub into this, then devices into that. I wish I knew this; I would have bought the model with the built-in hub.

They worked ever do slightly spanning a short distance, but didn't carry the full signal that distance, 15 feet or so. Not recommended, don't waste your money.